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Scripting News, the weblog started in 1997 that bootstrapped the blogging revolution.

Now that Google has a URL shortener Permanent link to this item in the archive.

A picture named ronaldMcDonald.jpgThey should start using it in their own products.

For example, Google Maps has the ability to generate a link to the map you're viewing, suitable for sharing with others. But the URL is a monster mess. Why not make it short?

I first suggested this in November 2007.

Also: It's about time Twitter put the fork in URL shorteners for good and transported links as metadata of the tweet, as they do for geo data, the post time, etc. Why are they sacrificing the stability of the web to keep bit.ly alive. I still don't get it.

      

Last update: Monday, December 14, 2009 at 2:18 PM Pacific.




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A picture named dave.jpgDave Winer, 54, pioneered the development of weblogs, syndication (RSS), podcasting, outlining, and web content management software; former contributing editor at Wired Magazine, research fellow at Harvard Law School, entrepreneur, and investor in web media companies. A native New Yorker, he received a Master's in Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin, a Bachelor's in Mathematics from Tulane University and currently lives in Berkeley, California.

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